[159] in UA Exec
Re: Notification of 'Printer in the W20 "Game Room"' Project
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Vrajesh Modi (UA Special Projects )
Sat Dec 5 11:33:49 2009
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From: "Vrajesh Modi (UA Special Projects Committee)" <ua-projects-chairs@MIT.EDU>
Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 11:33:06 -0500
To: Owen Derby <oderby@mit.edu>
Cc: ua-senate@mit.edu, ua-exec@mit.edu
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Good question - a new one will be purchased, and an old one will be taken
out of service. IS&T will service the new printer, but they don't want the
total amount that they spend to go up, so they'll stop servicing the one
that they remove from the 5th floor.
Best,
Vrajesh
On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 11:23 AM, Owen Derby <oderby@mit.edu> wrote:
> Vrajesh,
>
> You mention the printer will be removed from the 5th floor to "avoid
> ongoing costs to IS&T". Do you mean that a printer from the 5th floor will
> be relocated to the 1st floor, or a new one will be purchased? And if IS&T
> will no longer be servicing the printer, who/where will the upkeep and
> consumables(ink,paper) funding come from?
>
> Sounds like a great idea to me!
>
> -Owen
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 10:32 AM, Vrajesh Modi (UA Special Projects
> Committee) <ua-projects-chairs@mit.edu> wrote:
>
>> *This message is being sent to formally notify Senate and Exec about the
>> 'Printer in the W20 "Game Room"' project (in accordance with section 4.1 of
>> the Cover Letter to the Fall 2009 Budget).*
>>
>> This project entails replacing one of the printers on the 5th floor with a
>> "blazingly fast" (50ppm duplex, ~6s from power save to first page) printer
>> and quickstation in the former game room on the first floor of W20 (Student
>> Center). This project will save students' time by allowing them to quickly
>> print something on their way to class on the first floor instead of having
>> to go the the 5th floor Athena cluster. A printer on the 5th floor would be
>> removed to avoid the ongoing costs to IS&T of servicing an additional
>> printer.
>>
>> The UA CIT has been spearheading the communication - MIT IS&T is already
>> on board. I'll be meeting with CAC on Monday at 2:45pm to verify that they
>> are willing to use some space in the former game room for this purpose. If
>> they have no objections, it is likely that this project will enter the
>> implementation stage in the next several weeks.
>>
>> Please send me an e-mail with any questions or concerns. (A request for
>> funding will also be sent out shortly.)
>>
>> Best,
>> Vrajesh
>
>
>
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Good question - a new one will be purchased, and an old one will be taken o=
ut of service.=A0 IS&T will service the new printer, but they don't=
want the total amount that they spend to go up, so they'll stop servic=
ing the one that they remove from the 5th floor.<br>
<br>Best,<br>Vrajesh<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 =
at 11:23 AM, Owen Derby <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:oderby@mit.=
edu">oderby@mit.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quo=
te" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt=
0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Vrajesh,<br><br>You mention the printer will be removed from the 5th floor =
to "avoid ongoing costs to IS&T". Do you mean that a printer =
from the 5th floor will be relocated to the 1st floor, or a new one will be=
purchased? And if IS&T will no longer be servicing the printer, who/wh=
ere will the upkeep and consumables(ink,paper) funding come from?<br>
<br>Sounds like a great idea to me!<br><font color=3D"#888888"><br>-Owen</f=
ont><div><div></div><div class=3D"h5"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On=
Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 10:32 AM, Vrajesh Modi (UA Special Projects Committee)=
<span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:ua-projects-chairs@mit.edu" target=
=3D"_blank">ua-projects-chairs@mit.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, =
204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><i>This message i=
s being sent to formally notify Senate and Exec about
the 'Printer in the W20 "Game Room"' project (in accordan=
ce with section 4.1 of the Cover
Letter to the Fall 2009 Budget).</i><br><br>This project entails
replacing one of the printers on the 5th floor with a "blazingly fast&=
quot; (50ppm duplex, ~6s from power save to first page) printer and quickst=
ation in the former game room on the first floor of W20 (Student Center).=
=A0 This project will save students' time by allowing them to quickly p=
rint something on their way to class on the first floor instead of having t=
o go the the 5th floor Athena cluster.=A0 A printer on the 5th floor would =
be removed to avoid the ongoing costs to IS&T of servicing an additiona=
l printer.<br>
<br>The UA CIT has been spearheading the communication - MIT IS&T is al=
ready on board.=A0 I'll be meeting with CAC on Monday at 2:45pm to veri=
fy that they are willing to use some space in the former game room for this=
purpose.=A0 If they have no objections, it is likely that this project wil=
l enter the implementation stage in the next several weeks.<br>
<br>Please send me an e-mail with any questions or concerns.=A0 (A request =
for funding will also be sent out shortly.)<br><br>Best,<br><font color=3D"=
#888888"><font color=3D"#888888">Vrajesh</font>
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